Escape From Plan A

Teen, Jong, Chris and Adam come together to discuss the horrific Atlanta shooting murders of 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian women, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. They talk about how the history and present of Sinophobia and Sinophobic rhetoric contributed to this attack as well as the increase in anti-Asian attacks, especially in America, over the last year and a half (and maybe longer). Other topics discussed, amongst many touched upon, are Asian American political identity and Bill Maher's recent remarks about how America has already lost to China. [EDIT] Out of respect to the victims and their families, we have removed the names and are holding off on sharing names until we see that they have given full consent to do so. We are following organizations such as Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta for updates on that consent. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jong (@calicoarse) Chris (@JesuInToast) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Adam is joined by guests Joy Alessi, Dr. Diane Kunz, Dan Berger, and Emily Howe in the third and final installment of our series on the issue of Adoptees Without Citizenship. In this part, Diane and Dan walk us through a quick history of immigration in modern American history, starting in the 1950's and taking us up to the current day. They, with added context from Joy and Adam, explain how the legal framework of immigration is related to the issue of naturalization aka citizenship. In the second half, Emily discusses the important concepts of legitimization of a child, what is a family in the eyes of the law, and how the failed naturalization of adopted children should be an easy problem to fix. Finally, Joy and Adam give their closing remarks on this podcast series project. Join our Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Adoptee Rights Campaign: adopteerightscampaign.org/ Adoptees For Justice: adopteesforjustice.org/ GUEST BIOGRAPHIES: Dr. Diane Kunz - Executive Director of the Center for Adoption Policy, a preeminent legal and policy institute engaged in adoption and family creation issues. Dr. Kunz has advised U.S. government agencies on adoption related issues, and she helped author the Haitian Humanitarian Parole and the Help Haiti Act of 2010 which granted U.S. citizenship to Haitain adopted children. Dan Berger - Partner at the immigration law firm of Curran, Berger & Kludt in Northampton, Massachusetts . Dan studied immigration history and graduated from Cornell Law School. Dan has practiced immigration law for over 20 years, and is also an adoptee. Emily Howe - Serves on the Board of Directors of the Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, and is the Co-Chair of the adoptee affinity network of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). She works on public interest issues and helps constituents navigate the complex legal system. Emily was adopted from South Korea. Joy Alessi - An adoptee from South Korea, Joy discovered that she had not received U.S. citizenship during her U.S. adoption or thereafter. Since learning that thousands of international adoptees share similar legal failures, Joy has worked to educate both advocates and policymakers of the problem’s adoptees face without citizenship protection. As Executive Director of the Adoptee Rights Campaign, Joy’s work focuses on building effective resources for impacted adoptees and supporting passage of the Adoptee Citizenship legislation. SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

@TheDailyMao of Twitter (name withheld b/c talking about China is dangerous stuff these days!) joins Teen to have a wide ranging discussion about the state of Chinese and American economic competition. From microchip supremacy to American ports choked with Chinese imports, is America not actually in competition with China, but coming to terms with its total dependence on it? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: @TheDailyMao Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

After a long break from Plan A working on his new podcast Unverified Accounts, Chris joins Teen on a rainy weekend afternoon to talk about a few topics of interest. (1) Ron Kim's being a 'human blowtorch' against Andrew Cuomo in what may be the biggest political scandal in America, (2) Jay Caspian Kang's tweet about the failure of 'Asian American liberal elites' to offer any useful narrative about the outbreak of Black-on-Asian violence, and (3) a viral clip of 'Ginny and Georgia' where everyone assumed the writers behind an especially cringey dialogue about racial identity were white (but were not). Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) USEFUL LINKS: For Cuomo, hardball tactics, intimidation and now allegations of harassment (https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/For-Cuomo-a-legacy-of-intimidation-hardball-15972208.php) Kang's original tweet (https://twitter.com/jaycaspiankang/status/1365286572262715392?s=20) Jenn's response (https://twitter.com/reappropriate/status/1365491011800109058) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

The Asian Hustle Network (AHN) promotes positivity, passive income, and purpose. But it's also a place where con artists find their marks. Jess, Teen and Filip talk about Hustle Culture, where 'entrepreneurship' intersects with 'Ponzi schemes' and all is not what it seems. Everyone has a side hustle, everyone's monetizing their social media, everyone's platforming everyone else. How the hell do we get off this endless escalator? Support us on Patreon. Full episodes and bonus content are available to Patrons at all levels. https://www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Teen (@mont_jiang) Filip (@filipgwriting) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

There has been a huge rise in attacks and murders of Asian Americans throughout America, and what is especially thorny is that in many of the most visible cases the attackers are Black. This has raised the specter of the Los Angeles Riots and the nadir of Black-Asian relations in America. Ayekay and Teen try to carve out space to talk about the pain and shock we feel as Asians, and also how to avoid the worst instincts of further racializing these assaults and entering another bitter winter of minority-on-minority hate. Please support us on Patreon if you enjoyed this episode: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Austin(@ayekay) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess and Teen start out talking about the gathering storm clouds over the economy, the obsolete white collar corporate culture from the 90's we still cling to, and what it's going to take to move past these obsolete notions of success and obligation. Please support us on Patreon if you enjoyed this episode: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Old farts Adam and Filip talk about why the mainstream culture seems to refuse to let video games and eSports into the modern zeitgeist despite it's mass commercial appeal. One theory is that it's "Too Asian", and that might be keeping Asian Americans from leveling up their nascent culture with what's becoming increasingly normalized among the kids these days. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Adam (@snbatman) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCED RESOURCES: - Daigo vs Justin Evo 2004: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzS96auqau0 - Why Black Men Love Dragon Ball Z: https://kotaku.com/why-black-men-love-dragon-ball-z-1820481429 - VICE - Millionaire Gaming Prodigies - Welcome to eSPORTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UksbnbWjbPs - Video game revenue tops $43 billion in 2018, an 18% jump from 2017: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/22/video-game-revenue-tops-43-billion-in-2018-an-18-jump-from-2017/?guccounter=1 Cover Image from Force Gaming - No One Respects Esports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jICzlLi_nJk SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Ben Sin (senior tech editor @ XDA-Developers) joins Teen all the way from Hong Kong to talk about the consumer tech market in China, the effects of the Huawei sanctions and trade war, as well as bias in the Western tech media. Is the West actually the tech backwater? Who is cutting off whom in this tech schism? TWITTER: Ben Sin (@bencsin) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess and Teen talk about Melvin Capital vs r/wallstreetbets. We talk about what is driving the stock of Gamestop up "to the moon," what the social significance of this is, and then things turn a bit grimmer as we turn to the bleak prospects within the Scam Economy. Consider supporting our Patreon so that Plan A can publish the work of writers who are shut out of the mainstream media because of their political views: www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)